Theta Cassiopeiae

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Theta Cassiopeiae
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Location of θ Cassiopeiae (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Cassiopeia[1]
Right ascension Template:RA[2]
Declination Template:DEC[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.334[3]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage main sequence[4]
Spectral type A7 V[5]
U−B Template:Engvar +0.130[3]
B−V Template:Engvar +0.170[3]
Variable type Suspected δ Sct[6]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)Script error: No such module "val".[7] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +226.77[2] mas/yr
Dec.: −18.75[2] mas/yr
Parallax (π)24.42±0.24 mas[2]
DistanceTemplate:Rnd ± Template:Rnd ly
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Absolute magnitude (MV)+1.28[8]
Details
Mass1.9[9] Template:Solar mass
Radius2.5[9] Template:Solar radius
Luminosity23[9] Template:Solar luminosity
Surface gravity (log g)3.91[9] cgs
Temperature7,954[9] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]+0.07[10] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)103[4] km/s
Age650[11] Myr
Metallicity [Fe/H]{{{metal_fe2}}} dex
Other designations
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Database references
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Theta Cassiopeiae or θ Cassiopeiae is a solitary[5] star in the northern constellation of Cassiopeia. It shares the traditional name Marfak Template:IPAc-en with μ Cassiopeiae, positioned less than half a degree to the WSW,[13] which is derived from the Arabic term Al Marfik or Al Mirfaq (المرفق), meaning "the elbow".[14] At an apparent visual magnitude of 4.3,[3] Theta Cassiopeiae is visible to the naked eye. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 24.42 mas,[2] it is located about 134 light years from the Sun. It has a total annual proper motion of 0.227 arcseconds per year,[15] and is slowly drifting further away from the Sun with a radial velocity of 2.5 km/s.[7]

In Chinese, Script error: No such module "Lang". (Script error: No such module "Lang".), meaning Flying Corridor, refers to an asterism consisting of θ Cassiopeiae, ι Cassiopeiae, ε Cassiopeiae, δ Cassiopeiae, ν Cassiopeiae and ο Cassiopeiae.[16] Consequently, θ Cassiopeiae itself is known as Script error: No such module "Lang". (Script error: No such module "Lang"., Template:Langx.)[17]

This is an A-type main sequence star with a stellar classification of A7 V.[5] The star has 1.9 times the Sun's mass and 2.5 times the Sun's radius.[9] It is about 650 million years in age[11] and is spinning with a projected rotational velocity of 103 km/s.[4] This is a candidate Vega-type system, which means it displays an infrared excess suggesting it has an orbiting debris disk.[18] It is a suspected Delta Scuti variable.[6]

The star appears to be a member of a leading tidal tail of the Hyades cluster.[19]

References

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  17. Template:In lang 香港太空館 - 研究資源 - 亮星中英對照表 Template:Webarchive, Hong Kong Space Museum. Accessed on line November 23, 2010.
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